Device for interchanging bows or ornaments on shoes



Dec.25, 1945. 1 UPAR. v 2,391,429

DEVICE FOR INTERCHANGING BOWS ORORNAMENTS ON SHOES Filed June 9, 1945INVENTOR.

BY (9 6 r TOR/YE) piece of cloth for attachment to either the shoePatented Dec. 25, 1945 UNITED; STAT E :f-f.

DEVICE FOR INTEROHANGING BOWS R ORNAMENTSLON snons Evelyn z. Lipari, NewYork, N. ,Y. Application June 9, 1943, Serial No-. 490,160 3 Claims. 2--245) This invention relates to new and useful im-' provements in adevice for interchanging bows or ornaments on shoes or other articles.

More specifically, the invention proposes the construction of a devicewhereby ornaments may be removably mounted upon the vamp portion of ashoe in a manner to permit the ornament to be interchanged with otherornamenta or to' permit the ornaments to be temporarily removed when itis desired or necessary to wear rubbers 0 or other rain foot'gear overshoes. Removal of the ornaments is particularly advantageous whenwearing rubbers over the shoes as it is extremely diificult to engagethese rubbers over the shoes with the ornaments in position; andfrequently the ornaments are torn from the shoes while donning orremoving the rubbers; Removable mounting of the ornaments permits themto be removed from the shoes-before the rubbers are" donned andalleviates these objections.

It is proposed to characterize the device by a or the ornament and towhich a second piece of cloth is attached at spaced points so as to haverelatively free portions which may befilexed'a' short distance from theadjacent face of the first piece of cloth and which may'be'provided withbuttons or buttonholes to be cooperative with buttons orbuttonholes'formed on a third piece of cloth which is attached to eitherthe shoe 'or 9 the ornament, depending upon the object to which thefirst piece of cloth was attached, in a manner to permit the buttons orbuttonholes to be interengaged for mounting the ornament in position onthe shoe. I

It is a further object of 'thisinvention to provide various means ofattaching the two pieces of cloth together in a manner to providedifferently shaped free portions and arranged to facilitate theengagement of the buttonsand button? holes, depending upon onespreference- 'It is another object of this invention-to provide a meansfor adjustably mounting the buttons relative to the shoe in a manner topermit the position of the buttons to be shifted relative to the shoe sothat when they are with the button.- holes they will hold the ornamentin a desired shifted, position upon the shoe.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention-are more particularly set forth.

5 :ornament in e position thereon,

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:v

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a lady's shoe provided with a device forremovably mounting an cording to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but ornament removed. V a

Fig. 3'is a rear perspective view of the ornament, per se. 1

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on the line 44of Fig. 3. V

Fig. 5 is a rear perspective view similar to Fig. 3

' but illustrating a modification of the invention.

Fig. 6-is a perspective view of a shoe similar to Fig. 2 butillustrating astill further modification of the invention. I

' Fig. 7 is a rear perspective view of the bow for 'use in themodification of the invention shown in Fig. 6.' I

Fig. 8 isa front elevational view of a shoe con-. structed in accordancewith a still further modification of the invention. V Fig. 9 is a rearperspective view of the ornament for use on the parts shown in Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 8 but illustrating I a still furthermodification of the invention.

Fig. 11 is an enlarged vertical sectional view .taken substantially onthe line Il.ll of Fig. 10. Fig. 12 isa sectional view taken on the linel2-l2 of Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a perspective View of the strap used in the lattermodification of the invention.

Fig. 14 is a rear perspective view of the ornament per se.

The device for, interchanging bows or ornaments on shoes, or otherarticles is to be used'in combination with a pair of articles, such as abow Ill or' other ornament and a shoe l l. The

attachment means'consists of a piece of cloth 12 mounted upon'oneof thearticles. The piece of cloth l2 in this first form of. thejinvention isattached to the rear of the ornament I 0 by means of stitches l3. Asecond piece of cloth I4 is super imposed on and'in face contact withthe first,

piece of clothlj and is attached at spaced points thereon .so as to.have relatively free portions which maybe flexed a short distance fromthe adjacent face of the piece of cloth [2. ,More specifically, thepiece of cloth I 4 has its oppo itely constructed acwith the be engagedwith complementary buttons ll. These complementary buttons H are mountedon a third piece of cloth 18 which is attached along its vertical centerto the vamp portion of the shoe I I by a line of stitches [9. The layersof material l2, I4 and I8 have been specifically defined as being piecesof cloth, but they might also be formed of leather, oil cloth, plasticmaterial, or other similar materials which may be flexed to accomplishthe engagement of the but tons I! with the buttonholes I6.

The operation of the invention is as follows:

Normally, the ornament IE will be in position upon the shoe H, as shownin Fig. 1. If it isdesired to remove the ornament to be interchangedwith other ornaments, or to free the vamp portion of the shoe to permita pair of rubbers to be more easily engaged thereon; it is merelynecessary to engage ones fingers into the open ends of the layers ofcloth material l2 and I4 to permit the buttons II to be disengaged fromthe buttonholes I6 formed in the layer of cloth- M. The shoe II willthen appear as in Fig. 2 without any obstruction on the vamp portionthereof. To re-engage the same ornament or other ornaments on the shoethe above procedure is reversed.

In the modification of the invention shown in Fig. 5 the construction ofthe attachment means is similar to that previously described except, fora slightly different method of attaching the piece of cloth material Mto the face of the piece of cloth material l2, This means comprisesstitches l 5' comprising a line of stitches lib extended in oppositedirections from the ends of the lines of stitches l5a. This leavesoppositely disposed corners and adjacent sides of the piece of clothmaterial I4 free of the piece of cloth material [2. Thus largerrelatively free portions are provided, permitting ones fingers to bemore easily engaged between the adjacentfaces of the layers of cloth material I2 and lit to more easilyjen gage and disengage the buttons andbuttonholes.

In Figs. 6 and? the construction of the attachment ineans is similar tothat, previously described, except that the buttons I1 are mounted onthe ornament l0 and the buttonholes l6are provided with four buttons [1engageable with four complementary buttonhole openings 16' formed inthe'piece of cloth material 14 mounted on the shoe II. In other respectsthis for-moi the invention is similar to that previously shown and likereference numerals identify like parts in each of the several views.

In the modification of the invention shown in Figs. -14 the attachmentmeans is characterized by a disc of cloth material 20 attached to thevamp of a shoe 2| by means of stitches 22 at its center area only. Theperipheral edges of the disc of cloth material 20 is provided with.oppositely disposed aligned pairs of openings 23. A strap 24 is adaptedto be laced through anyone of the aligned pairs of oppositely disposedopenings 23 to have free ends extended along the top face of the disc ofcloth material 20, as shown in Fig. 11. These free ends of the strap 24'are provided with buttons 25 which are adapted to be engaged withcomplementary buttonholes 26 formed in a piece of cloth material 21.This piece of cloth material 21 is securely attached to a second pieceof cloth material 28 at its center by means of stitches 29. The piece ofcloth ma ,terial 28 is securely attached by means of stitches 30 to theback face of an ornament 3!. The buttons 25 when engaged with thebuttonholes 26 act to maintain the ornament 3| fixedly releasably inposition upon the vamp of the shoe 2|. However, if the construction ofthe ornament 3| and the attachment of the pieces of cloth material 21and 28 to the back thereof is such that the buttons cannot engage withthe buttonholes 26 to properly position the ornament on the vamp of theshoe, it is merely necessary to disengage the strap 24 from the openings23 with which it is engaged, and re-engage the strap 24 with the desiredgroups of openings 23. This will shift the position of the :buttons 25on the disc 20 permitting the buttons to be then engaged with thebuttonholes 26 to hold the ornament 3| in position on the shoe 2| in aproper turned position.

While I; have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to al1changes and modifications Coming within the scope of the invention asdehired in the appended ciaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patentjis: V I i} l. A device of theclass described havin a pair of articles one of which comprises anornament for the other and a cloth piece attached to one of saidarticles with a second cloth piece superimposed on said cloth pieceandattached thereto at spaced points providing relatively free portions anda third piece of cloth attached to the other of said pair ofarticles,adjustable means connecting together said second and third pieces ofcloth for adjustably connecting said pair of articles, comprising astrap, fastening elements betweenthe ends of said strap and said secondpiece of cloth, and means mounting said strap in position adjustably onsaid third piece of cloth to hold the articles various turned positionsrelative to each otherin the engaged positions of said fasteningelements.

2. A device of the'class described having a pair of articles one ofwhich comprises an ornament for the other and a cloth piece attached toone of said 'articles with a second cloth piece superimposed on saidcloth piece and attached thereto at spaced points providing relativelyfree portions and a third piece fof'cloth attached to the other of saidpair of articles, adjustable means comie'cting together said second andthird pieces of cloth m adjustably connecting said pair of articles,comprising a strap, fastening elements between the ends ofsaid strap andsaid second piece of cloth, and means mounting said strap in positionadiust'ably on said third piece of cloth to hold the articles in variousturned positions relati-ve to each oth'er theengaged positions of saidfastening elements, said fastening elements, comprising buttons on theends of said strap engageable with buttonholes formed in the relativelyfree portions of said second piece of cloth.

3. A device of the class described having a pair of articles one ofwhichcomprises an ornament for the other and. a cloth piece attached to oneof said articles with'a second clothpiece superimposed on said clothpiece and attached thereto at spaced points providing relatively freeportions and a third piece of cloth attached to the other of said pairof articles, adjustable means conhold the article in various turnedpositions relative to each other in the engaged positions of saidfastening elements, comprisingroppositely disposed pairs of openingsformed in the third piece of cloth and through which the ends of saidstrap are to be selectively engaged so its ends project along the topface of said third piece of cloth. c

EVELYN Z. LIPARI.

